U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001

Federated Life Ins. v. Cindy Roach

Federated Life Ins. v. Cindy Roach
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided March 7, 2001 · Bowman, Beam, Loken
5 F. App'x 566

Federated Life Ins. v. Cindy Roach

Opinion

[UNPUBLISHED]

PER CURIAM.

Cindy Roach appeals the District Court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment on her counterclaim for penalties, attorney’s fees, and interest under Ark. Code. Ann. §§ 23-79-208, 23-81-118 (Michie 1999). Roach argues that Federated Life Insurance Company improperly filed the instant interpleader action even though it was clear, based on the relevant policy terms and Arkansas law, that she was the proper recipient of the proceeds from her ex-husband’s life insurance policy. After careful de novo review of the record, the applicable law, see David v. Tanksley, 218 F.3d 928, 930 (8th Cir. 2000), and the District Court’s interpretation of state law in this diversity case, we agree with the District Court, for the reasons explained in its order, that an award of statutory penalties, fees, and interest was unwarranted.

*567 Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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. The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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